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Item Details
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AN EMPIRE OF PLANTS
PEOPLE AND PLANTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD |
| By: |
Toby Musgrave, Will Musgrave |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0304354430 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780304354436 |
| Publisher: |
OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
17 November, 2000 |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
Illustrated with photographs, botanical drawings, paintings and cartoons, this unravels the hidden histories of plants, bringing a new and original perspective to the rise and fall of nations, peoples and empires. From sugar and cotton to tea and opium the authors tell the real-life adventures of the planters, traders and smugglers involved. |
| Synopsis: |
Unravels the hidden histories of plants that sustained empires, from sugar and cotton to tea and opium Real-life adventures of planters, traders and smugglers by authors of the highly successful The Plant Hunters (over 12,000 copies sold in hardback) Exciting, vivid stories which bring a new and original perspective to the rise and fall of nations, peoples and empires Illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, beautiful botanical drawings, paintings and cartoons |
| Illustrations: |
40 colour and 30 b&w illustrations, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cassell Illustrated |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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